Three out of Philadelphia's four casinos saw increases in totaling gaming revenue in 2016, but one property led the state in terms of year-over-year growth.
The gross total gaming revenue — slot machines and table games revenue combined — for Pennsylvania's 12 casinos exceeded $3.2 billion in 2016, up slightly more than 1 percent over 2015, according to the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board.
Three of Philadelphia region's four casinos saw year-over-year increases in total gaming revenue: Parx Casino, Valley Forge Casino Resort and Sugarhouse Casino, which had the biggest year-over-year gains across Pennsylvania.
SugarHouse Casino led the state in terms of growth from 2016 over 2015. SugarHouse's total gaming revenue in 2016 was nearly $297.7 million, a 10.7 percent year-over-year increase.
In terms of highest total gaming revenue, however, Parx Casino led the state.
Parx Casino saw a 5.38 percent increase from 2015 for total gaming revenue of $551.6 million in 2016, and Valley Forge Casino Resort saw a 1.76 percent year-over-year increase for a total of nearly $114.7 million in 2016.
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